comfort foods

For Floridians the hurricane season begins the 1st of June...that means that now is the time to prepare for disaster. This year we are told that although the average number of storms for a season is 10, they are predicting that we will have 17. The average number of hurricanes is 6 and they are predicting 9 this season, 5 of which are predicted to be a category 3 or higher.

The hurricanes have already been named. In fact, the list for 2006 is nearly identical to the list for 2000 with the exception of names that have been retired, which means that "Debby" is on the list again this year.

We are told to include "comfort foods" in our food storage. Obviously, all of the items are more useful if they don't need cooking nor refrigeration. I suppose for most people chocolate is the comfort food of choice. I learned at the Kraft website that both Doug and I have comfort foods that are confectioneries. We will be stocking up on

papamallows and turkey

...just in case the grandkids come to visit...